斗筲之器 dǒu shāo zhī qì

person narrow-minded and shortsighted

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. person narrow-minded and shortsighted

Characters

Character Meaning
斗 dǒu HSK 5
to fight; to contend; to struggle
筲 shāo
basket; basket (container) for chopsticks; bucket
之 zhī HSK 4
(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的de); it
器 qì HSK 5
device; tool; utensil